Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to any Saint Louis University undergraduate program, the applicant must be graduating from an accredited high school or have an acceptable score on the General Education Development (GED) test.

Solid academic performance in college preparatory course work is a primary concern in reviewing a freshman applicant's file. College admission test scores (ACT or SAT) are used as an additional indicator of the student's ability to meet the academic rigors of Saint Louis University and are used as qualifiers for certain University scholarship programs.

Recommended High School CourseworkStudents are strongly encouraged to present five academic courses for each of their four years of high school, including:

Four years each of English and mathematics

Three years each of foreign language, natural sciences, social sciences and academic electives

In addition, academic programs within the Doisy College of Health Sciences require high school natural sciences courses in biology and chemistry. Physics is strongly recommended for Physical Therapy applicants.

Home-Schooled StudentsSLU welcomes admission applications from home-schooled students. Home-schooled applicants must submit all secondary-level transcripts and official ACT or SAT test scores. If transcripts from an accredited home-schooling program are not available, an official copy of a GED certificate must be submitted for consideration for admission. Home-schooled students are eligible for scholarship consideration.

Probationary AdmissionFreshman applicants not meeting admission requirements for the fall semester may be offered admission through the University's Billiken Bridge to Success Program. If interested in this admission option, students must enroll in and successfully complete a three-week summer program prior to the fall semester. Other applicants may be offered admission on the condition that they enroll in certain prescribed courses during their first semester at the University.

English Proficiency Requirements for Direct AdmissionAll international applicants are required to demonstrate their English proficiency, which can be done by submitting any one of the following:

550 on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT)

80 on the internet-based TOEFL (IBT)

6.5 on the IELTS

54 on the PTE

600 on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT

25 on the English portion of the ACT

Successful completion of a college-level, non-ESL English class at a U.S. college or university

Saint Louis University reserves the right to require additional testing of any incoming student's English skills. SLU's ETS code for TOEFL and SAT scores is 6629, and SLU's ACT code is 2352. TOEFL and IELTs scores are considered valid for two years.

Conditional AdmissionStudents who are otherwise admissible and present one of the following scores may be considered for conditional admission:

480 on the PBT

55 on the IBT

5.5 on the IELTS

Any student admitted conditionally as an undergraduate has a maximum of 18 consecutive months to pass the language requirement. Summer classes may be required.